[Samba] Wins XP cannot login domain if samba offline

[Indracyd]

dear marcello..

--- On Tue, 6/24/08, Marcello Romani <mromani at ottotecnica.com> wrote:

> From: Marcello Romani <mromani at ottotecnica.com>
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Wins XP cannot login domain if samba offline
> To: nusa_x at yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 4:28 PM
> Indracyd ha scritto:
> > Dear all
> > 
> > i have successfully setup samba on RHEL 5, but when
> the server samba offline why the computer client (Wins XP)
> cannot login?
> > 
> > can someone help me how to fix this problem, i won if
> samba server offline the client still have login with
> domain, and work by local harddisk
> > 
> > here is my smb.conf
> > 
> > [global]
> > 
> > workgroup = DLS
> > server string = Samba Server Version %v
> > netbios name = PDCDLS
> > 
> > 
> > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> > max log size = 2048
> > 
> > 
> > security = user
> > passdb backend = tdbsam
> > domain master = yes
> > domain logons = yes
> > 
> > logon script = %u.bat
> > logon path =  
> > wins support = yes
> > idmap uid = 10000-20000
> > idmap gid = 10000-20000
> > 
> > [netlogon]
> >     comment = Network Logon Service
> >     path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
> >     guest ok = yes
> >     writable = no
> >     share modes = no
> > [Profiles]
> >     path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
> >     browseable = no
> >     guest ok = yes
> >     writable = yes
> > 
> > thank before
> > Cyd
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >       
> 
> I have a Win2K ads network, and on my laptops (xp sp2),
> users can log on 
> to the domain even if the network cable is not attached.
> I think xp has a timeout though, after which you can only
> log on to the 
> "local" domain (i.e. the computer itself, not the
> network domain).

so what must i to do with this XP client?so the XP clients still have login event samba server offline

on my PDC i have configuration DHCP Servers so this is impact to this problems?

trim's
Cyd

> HTH
> 
> -- 
> Marcello Romani
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> Ottotecnica s.r.l.
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